Jefferies LLC
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
SVB Leerink LLC
255 California Street, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Piper Sandler & Co.
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited
29th Floor, One International Finance Centre
1 Harbour View Street, Central
Hong Kong
March 16, 2021
VIA EDGAR
Office of Life Sciences
Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: |
Ada D. Sarmento Eric Atallah Vanessa Robertson Tim Buchmiller |
| Re: | Connect Biopharma Holdings Limited (the “Company”) |
| Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-253631) |
| Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-40212) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby join the Company’s request for acceleration of the above-referenced Registration Statements, requesting effectiveness at 4:00 P.M., Eastern Time on March 18, 2021, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
Pursuant to Rule 460 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, we wish to advise you that between March 12, 2021 and the date hereof, approximately 1,050 copies of the preliminary prospectus of the Company dated March 12, 2021 were distributed to prospective underwriters, dealers, institutional investors and others.
We have been advised by the prospective underwriters that they have complied and will continue to comply with the requirements of Rule 15c2-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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| Very truly yours, | ||||
| JEFFERIES LLC | ||||
| SVB LEERINK LLC | ||||
| PIPER SANDLER & CO. | ||||
| CHINA INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG SECURITIES LIMITED | ||||
| Acting on behalf of themselves and the several underwriters | ||||
| JEFFERIES LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Michael Brinkman | |||
| Name: | Michael Brinkman | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| Joint US Head of Biopharmaceuticals | ||||
| SVB LEERINK LLC | ||||
| By: | /s/ Stuart Nayman | |||
| Name: | Stuart Nayman | |||
| Title: | Managing Director, Senior Legal Counsel | |||
| PIPER SANDLER & CO. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Chad Huber | |||
| Name: | Chad Huber | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
| CHINA INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL CORPORATION HONG KONG SECURITIES LIMITED | ||||
| By: | /s/ Shi Qi | |||
| Name: | Shi Qi | |||
| Title: | Managing Director | |||
[Signature Page to Acceleration Request]